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Macklemore: "If You Like Being Free Like Me, Get The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Card Today."

Doug Honig,
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Washington
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November 12, 2013

Rap superstar Macklemore is urging his fans to get the card "that lets my gay friends marry the hell out of each other." That's the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û's legendary membership card. "If you like being free like me, get the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û card today," the award-winning rapper advises in a video .

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"There is no other organization that I believe in more.The tireless work of the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û to preserve the freedoms of all people in our country inspires my music and my deepest connection to my human community," explained Macklemore.

Macklemore and his partner Ryan Lewis won an MTV award for "Best Video with a Message" for their song . The song became an anthem for R-74, the referendum which upheld Washington's law granting marriage rights to same-sex couples. The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Washington has long worked for equal treatment of lesbian and gay relationships and served on the referendum campaign's coordinating body. Macklemore spoke about his support for the cause in a video produced for the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û-WA's 2012 Bill of Rights Dinner.

Now Macklemore is asking people to become ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û members. "I've got a lot of things to do during the day. So something like being beaten with a club, pepper-sprayed, and tased for expressing my political views would really slow me down. That's why I carry the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û card," he says in the 50-second video.

As part of his efforts to highlight the importance of civil liberties Macklemore is also participating in an ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û-sponsored contest. Participants are encouraged to enter to win tickets plus backstage passes to see Macklemore perform live in Seattle on December 12th. Details .

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